Use After Free in Gonitro Nitro Pro

CVE-2020-6074

An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the PDF parser of Nitro Pro 13.9.1.155. A specially crafted PDF document can cause a use-after-free which can lead to remote code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.417 (98.7th percentile), scored .

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2020-6074: rose from 0.409 to 0.417.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.409 · newest: 0.417 · change: +0.008

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-6074?
CVE-2020-6074 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gonitro Nitro Pro, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-05-18.
How severe is CVE-2020-6074?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-6074 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.